Hi all i had my surgery on the 10/10 had a few minor set back i had low blood pressure and low respritations! the gas was killing started to subside a little though i still have chest pain is this normal is this gas or from the band/? HELP I ALSO FEEL SO WEEK IM NOT SURE IF IT IS LACK OF NUTRRIENTS THE LOW BP OR WHAT BUT I FEEL LIKE THE WALKING DEAD ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS HELP! IS this normal for lap band surgery and if so when will i feel normal again HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111:help::phanvan:rain::notagree:cry:confused::help::help:

how funny i see ! i hate milk all together i wish there was some other way i never thought this part of it all liquid clear liquid atthat would be so hard especially for 4 weeks omg i dont know how im gonna get through it but i guess people do so im hanging in there! thanks for the encouragement

well hello everyone i finally feel like part of the living after i talked to you guys on sunday night things took a really bad turn for the worst monday morning i wound up back at the hospital passing out with almost death basically i lost tooo much blood during the surgery and too much Fluid had a blood transfusion on tuesday afternoon and 2 liters of fluid omg i was so dehydrated and scared weeker than i have been since day of surgery i cannott stresss enough people drink your Water keep hydrated i was so scared you guys lost 12 lbs since last wed 10/10 im not 8 days out and feeling sort of human again but still soooo tired but better! i am very hungry though fluids are not cutting it ! you guys all say not to have milk but my doc encourages at least 3 servings a day of skim milk or yogurt its my only Protein but i am still starved it takes me no time to get full i also had extreme chest pains right after surgery and still randomly do to this day sort of scarey! i have to say so far i am not impressed please tell me it gets easier and that i made the right decisions to have this done so far i have been scared to death with all the complications hope every one else is doing well thanks for all the advice !

Jamie so sorry to hear you had to back to the hospital - I am glad you are on the mend.. My doc allows milk product - skim & low fat dannon lite & fit yogurt, I have healthy choice fudgecicles - sf puddings - you can add Protein Powder to your yogurt... what diet does your doc have you on?? full liquids ??? does that include cream soups?? you can add unflavor protein powder to this too..

I lived on creamed soups for the 10 days after surgery until I moved to mushiee...

Good Luck .... Yes it will be worth it...

Whatever your doctor tells you to have...listen to him. He know best. If he says to have milk then by all means, he is the professional not us!!

Hope you feel better really soon.

Regards,

Alfie

Could you lose the font? Sheesh.

Could you lose the font? Sheesh.

:confused::confused::confused: lose the font:confused: :confused::confused::confused::confused:

Jamie, milk is really good for you. Try and stay on as many protein shakes as you can. You will get your protein in for sure if you do that.

i think i might be a little dehydrated my pee stinks i know that is gross im not drinking my Water your right and my bp is 108/60 which is very low i think im going to docs tommorow i was suppose to go back to work today and i know i cant go back even two days from now because i am so weak! i feel like im gonna die literally im kind of scared! thanks for all your encouragement!

108/60 is not abnormally low. I would say that is in the normal range. My dentist took mine the other day when I went in for a teeth cleaning and it was 95/55 and they were ecstatic (and I often have high BP).

You are definitely not getting your liquids in and probably not your Proteins. That leads to weakness, nausea, dizziness, general lethargy and that all over CRAPPY feeling. Sounds to be like you are dehydrated. Start with the liquids and keep pushing them. It WILL make a difference. Get more Protein down...protein shakes and clear Protein drinks.